Drawings

Using the Drawings from google is some what similar to paint from Microsoft with some small variations. I did not see where you could insert an image into paint.  I also found the interface was harder to navigate with windows paint. I had actually never used drawings before, but found it very easy to use. There was not anything that I was confused on how to use or where to find what I was looking for. I did try to put together the tanagram square which I did find a little difficult in how to manipulate the shapes in the way I needed to get the square to come out correctly.  The lessons teaching how to use google drawings were informative and showed some things, I did not know how to do.

I took a look at the middle school lesson plan and found the lesson plan to be very well done. I really enjoyed the video, because at first glance learning about tanagram might be boring or unexciting, but the story really brings it to life and helps the students understand what is going on. It is important for the students to grasp what this particular lesson is trying to convey and this particular lesson I believe does well to captivate the students leading into the work.

Chapter 8 we find graham discussing drawings and how this program can be used to instruct students in the Common Core standards.
Graphic organizers
Common Core wants to set standards that help students achieve and are prepared for the future and that might just mean college. With drawings you can organize your thoughts which is very important when writing. Being able to organize your thoughts or ideas to later write a paper for H.S and college is an imperative skill to have. Google drawings will also help classes move toward a paperless classroom. With using google drawings to organize, students and teachers can seamlessly share their thoughts and ideas online for the teacher to look at quickly between students and make corrections if needed is very efficient.

Math Concepts
We all know that Math is a subject that is important to learn for all ages and can be applied in various ways throughout our world. One way that Google drawings can help both achieve the Common Core standards and helps students manipulate and understand various shapes is by using Google drawings. A geometry class can simply set up a number of different shapes and allow the students to move them all around and change the degrees and describe to the teacher what is going on or what degree they are changing it too.

Flow Charts
Creating flowcharts in science and math is a great way to take the information of processes and make it graphically appealing. This is a great differentiation tool for students. Have students use Google Drawings to take a complex set of steps and make a flowchart. For example, students studying the scientific method could create a custom graphic organizer outlining the steps. There is no doubt that Common Core standards describe that understanding charts and graphs is an important part of students growth in presenting information.


Graham, Michael J. (2013-04-23). Google Apps Meets Common Core (p. 132). SAGE Publications. Kindle Edition.